MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An environmental group says Republicans are letting developers pay the state to fill wetlands. Sen. Roger Roth and Rep. Jim Steineke have introduced a bill that would eliminate the state permitting system for filling wetlands, allowing developers to fill any wetland under state jurisdiction without oversight. Developers would still have to follow a state law that requires creating 1.2 acres of wetlands for every acre filled. They could either build the wetland themselves, purchases credits from a mitigation bank or pay into a state fund that provides grants for wetland restoration. Erin O’Brien is policy programs director for the Wisconsin Wetlands Association. She says the bill essentially allows construction companies to pay to pave over wetlands.
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photo: waupun mayor rohn bishop The Waupun Common Council has postponed action on wage increases for paid on call firefighters and elected officials to get more public input. The council discussed the matter, sometimes heated, at their meeting this week and will take up the issue again at their April 8th meeting. If […]
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A house fire near New Holstein claimed the life of a child. Shortly after 2am Wednesday firefighters were called to the scene on Honeymoon Hill Road near County Road T. A child in the home was pronounced dead at a hospital. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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